Warhammer 40K: LVO’s Top 8 – Welcome to the Hive Mind
Today I want to show you a fantastic GSC/Tyranid Hive Mind list that made the LVO 2022 top 8. It’s very hungry!
Goatboy here at LVO 2022 brought to you by Frontline Gaming. Sadly I did not make the top 8 with my Space Goats Jugger Wolf Spam list like it was 2015. I did go 4-2 and had a ton of people excited to see the list on the tabletop. I think the best comment of the day was John Lennon saying I remember that army from when I was in High School! I’m so old.
LVO 2022’s Top 8
Anyway here is the top 8. It’s a very interesting look in that the game seems to be heavily dominated by tough armies or armies with widespread invulnerable saves on tough hard boy bodies.
- David Gaylard (Crusher)
- Richard Siegler (Ad Mech)
- Ben Neal (Grey Knights)
- Raphaël Jaffre (Drukhari)
- Matt Lorah (Custodes)
- Evan Tomchin (Custodes)
- Anthony Vanella (Drukhari)
- Alex MacDougall (Hive Mind)
Thee’s a lot of rough and tumble llists in there, but as we all know Richard’s list brought home the gold. He really has Ad-mech dialed in and knows all the interactions well. The list I want to talk about real quick is the only odd list out with the Hive Mind list built or new GSC and Hive Guard blasting nids.
LVO 2022 Hive Mind – Alex MacDougall
++ Patrol Detachment -2CP (Tyranids – Genestealer Cults – 2022) [52 PL, 10CP, 991pts] ++
+ Configuration [10CP] +
Battle Size [12CP]: 3. Strike Force (101-200 Total PL / 1001-2000 Points)Â [12CP]
Cult Creeds: The Twisted Helix
Detachment Command Cost [-2CP]
+ No Force Org Slot [4 PL, 80pts] +
Kelermorph [4 PL, 80pts]: 3x Liberator Autostub
+ HQ [8 PL, 165pts] +
Patriarch [8 PL, 165pts]: Familiar [10pts], Meditations in Shadow [1 PL, 15pts], Patriarch’s Claws, Power: Mass Hypnosis, Power: Might From Beyond, Power: Mutagenic Deviation
+ Troops [13 PL, 240pts] +
Acolyte Hybrids [7 PL, 150pts]: A Trap Sprung [1 PL, 15pts]
. 5x Acolyte Hybrid [45pts]: 5x Autopistol, 5x Blasting Charges, 5x Cult Claws and Knife, 5x Frag Grenades
. Acolyte Hybrid w/ Industrial Weapon [19pts]: Blasting Charges, Frag Grenades, Heavy Rock Drill [10pts]
. Acolyte Hybrid w/ Industrial Weapon [19pts]: Blasting Charges, Frag Grenades, Heavy Rock Drill [10pts]
. Acolyte Hybrid w/ Industrial Weapon [19pts]: Blasting Charges, Frag Grenades, Heavy Rock Drill [10pts]
. Acolyte Hybrid w/ Industrial Weapon [19pts]: Blasting Charges, Frag Grenades, Heavy Rock Drill [10pts]
. Acolyte Leader [14pts]: Autopistol, Blasting Charges, Cult Bonesword [5pts], Frag Grenades
Acolyte Hybrids [3 PL, 45pts]
. 4x Acolyte Hybrid [36pts]: 4x Autopistol, 4x Blasting Charges, 4x Cult Claws and Knife, 4x Frag Grenades
. Acolyte Leader [9pts]: Autopistol, Blasting Charges, Cult Claws and Knife, Frag Grenades
Acolyte Hybrids [3 PL, 45pts]
. 4x Acolyte Hybrid [36pts]: 4x Autopistol, 4x Blasting Charges, 4x Cult Claws and Knife, 4x Frag Grenades
. Acolyte Leader [9pts]: Autopistol, Blasting Charges, Cult Claws and Knife, Frag Grenades
+ Elites [16 PL, 305pts] +
Purestrain Genestealers [8 PL, 155pts]: Cult Claws and Talons, Our Time is Nigh [1 PL, 15pts], 10x Purestrain Genestealer [140pts]
Purestrain Genestealers [8 PL, 150pts]: Cult Claws and Talons, 10x Purestrain Genestealer [140pts], They Came From Below [1 PL, 10pts]
+ Fast Attack [6 PL, 106pts] +
Atalan Jackals [3 PL, 53pts]
. Atalan Jackal [17pts]: Atalan Small Arms, Blasting Charges, Demolition Charge [5pts]
. Atalan Jackal [12pts]: Atalan Small Arms, Blasting Charges
. Atalan Jackal [12pts]: Atalan Small Arms, Blasting Charges
. Atalan Leader [12pts]: Atalan Small Arms, Blasting Charges
Atalan Jackals [3 PL, 53pts]
. Atalan Jackal [17pts]: Atalan Small Arms, Blasting Charges, Demolition Charge [5pts]
. Atalan Jackal [12pts]: Atalan Small Arms, Blasting Charges
. Atalan Jackal [12pts]: Atalan Small Arms, Blasting Charges
. Atalan Leader [12pts]: Atalan Small Arms, Blasting Charges
+ Dedicated Transport [5 PL, 95pts] +
Goliath Truck [5 PL, 95pts]: Cache of Demolition Charges [5pts], Heavy Stubber, Twin Autocannon
++ Patrol Detachment 0CP (Tyranids) [50 PL, -2CP, 1,006pts] ++
+ Configuration +
Detachment Command Cost
Hive Fleet: Leviathan
+ Stratagems [-1CP] +
Progeny of the Hive [-1CP]
+ HQ [5 PL, -1CP, 95pts] +
Neurothrope [5 PL, -1CP, 95pts]: Claws and Teeth, Power: Catalyst, Power: Smite, Stratagem: Alpha Leader-Beast [-1CP], Warlord, Warlord Trait: Strategic Adaptation, Warlord Trait: Swarm Leader
+ Troops [23 PL, 456pts] +
Termagants [9 PL, 196pts]
. 28x Termagant (Devourer) [196pts]: 28x Devourer [56pts]
Termagants [9 PL, 182pts]
. 26x Termagant (Devourer) [182pts]: 26x Devourer [52pts]
Tyranid Warriors [5 PL, 78pts]: Adrenal Glands [3pts], Synaptic Link: Bioweapon Bond [1 PL, 15pts]
. Tyranid Warrior [20pts]: Lash Whip and Bonesword [3pts], Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior [20pts]: Lash Whip and Bonesword [3pts], Scything Talons
. Tyranid Warrior [20pts]: Lash Whip and Bonesword [3pts], Scything Talons
+ Elites [22 PL, 455pts] +
Hive Guard [12 PL, 270pts]
. Adaptive Physiology: Enhanced Resistance
. 6x Hive Guard (Impaler) [270pts]: 6x Impaler Cannon [60pts]
Maleceptor [10 PL, 185pts]: Massive Scything Talons, Power: Onslaught, Synaptic Link: Focal Essence [1 PL, 15pts]
Total: [102 PL, 8CP, 1,997pts]
The Ways of the Hive Mind
Again as the game moves on having saves versus anything is great. Yes, the list uses crossfire. But, it can hit hard in so many directions with a firebase that doesn’t care if you’re behind trees. This is a list built to do the missions. Plus it can kill a horde of Wracks as it took out Mani and his 170+ wrack horde army designed to murder crusher stampede.
I like this list as it has a ton of play in all the missions, seems like it can do a lot of stuff, and most likely will do well in the new mission environment.
More cool lists like this coming soon.
